Scope
What is the incidence of lung cancer in the general population?
Definition
| Rate (age, sex ratio)
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Context (population size studied, location, date data taken, end-point measured)
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Definition of end-point
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Reference
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375,000 cases (estimate)
303,000 in men
72,000 in women
Estimated number of resulting deaths = 347,000 (280,000 in men and 67,000 in women).
| Estimates of lung-cancer incidence in Europe, 2000
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Men
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Women
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| Country
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Crude rate
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ASR
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Cumulative risk*
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No of cases
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Crude rate
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ASR
|
Cumulative risk*
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No of cases
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| Eastern Europe
|
87.2
|
69•7
|
4•4
|
126 653
|
79•2
|
63•1
|
3•8
|
115 091
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| Northern Europe
|
73.5
|
44•3
|
1•9
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33 976
|
75•7
|
45•1
|
1•8
|
35 007
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| Southern Europe
|
95.9
|
58•8
|
3•2
|
67 518
|
84•4
|
50•4
|
2•5
|
59 426
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| Western Europe
|
83.9
|
53•2
|
2•9
|
75 350
|
79•1
|
48•9
|
2•3
|
71 024
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| *Cumulative risks are for ages 0–64 years. ASR, age-standardised rate.
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Europe, 2000
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[1]
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| Relative risk of lung cancer in European men and women
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|
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Men
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Women
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| Squamous-cell and small-cell carcinoma
|
Adenocarcinoma
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Squamous-cell and small-cell carcinoma
|
Adenocarcinoma
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| Non-smoker
|
1•0
|
1•0
|
1•0
|
1•0
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| Ex-smoker
|
16•2*
|
3•5*
|
3•8*
|
1•1
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| Current smoker
|
57•9*
|
8•0*
|
18•2*
|
4•1*
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| * p<0•05
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| Table 2. Effects of smoking cessation on lung-cancer risk
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|
|
Relative risk
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| Time since stopping
|
Men
|
Women
|
| Current smokers
|
1•00
|
1•00
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| 2–9 years
|
0•66*
|
0•41*
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| 10–19 years
|
0•27*
|
0•19*
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| 20–29 years
|
0•17*
|
0•08*
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| >30 years
|
0•08*
|
0•13*
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| Non-smokers
|
0•04*
|
0•11*
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| * p<0•05
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|
n=7,609 with 10,431 controls, 10 case-control studies of lung cancer in 6 countries from 1988 to 1994: Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy. Lung cancer
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[2]
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| Number of new cases and rates of lung cancer, UK, 2006
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England
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Wales
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Scotland
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N.Ireland
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UK
|
| Cases
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| Males
|
18,026
|
1,299
|
2,509
|
547
|
22,381
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| Females
|
13,141
|
984
|
2,177
|
344
|
16,646
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| Persons
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31,167
|
2,283
|
4,686
|
891
|
39,027
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| Crude rate per 100,000 population
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| Males
|
72.3
|
89.9
|
101.6
|
64.1
|
75.4
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| Females
|
50.9
|
64.7
|
82.2
|
38.7
|
53.9
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| Persons
|
61.4
|
77.0
|
91.6
|
51.2
|
64.4
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| Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population
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| Males
|
58.3
|
65.8
|
81.7
|
60.8
|
60.8
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| 95% CI
|
57.5
|
59.2
|
62.2
|
69.4
|
78.5
|
84.9
|
55.7
|
65.9
|
60.0
|
61.5
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| Females
|
35.0
|
40.9
|
55.1
|
31.5
|
37.1
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| 95% CI
|
34.4
|
35.6
|
38.3
|
43.4
|
52.8
|
57.4
|
28.2
|
34.9
|
36.5
|
37.6
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| Persons
|
45.2
|
51.9
|
66.2
|
44.3
|
47.4
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| 95% CI
|
44.7
|
45.7
|
49.8
|
54.0
|
64.3
|
68.1
|
41.4
|
47.2
|
46.9
|
47.9
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|
UK, 2006, lunch cancer
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Doctor diagnosed
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[3]
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INCIDENCE
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MORTALITY
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| MALE
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FEMALE
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MALE
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FEMALE
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| ASR
|
Cumulative risk
|
ASR
|
Cumulative risk
|
ASR
|
Cumulative risk
|
ASR
|
Cumulative risk
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| (World)
|
(age 0–64)
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(World)
|
(age 0-64)
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(World)
|
(age 0–64)
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(World)
|
(age 0-64)
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| E. Europe
|
257.7
|
14.1
|
175.1
|
10.8
|
197.2
|
10.4
|
101.9
|
5.6
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| N. Europe
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283.1
|
11.7
|
252.3
|
14.0
|
161.0
|
5.8
|
118.1
|
5.2
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| S. Europe
|
299.4
|
14.2
|
208.1
|
12.0
|
170.1
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7.1
|
92.2
|
4.2
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| W. Europe
|
326.4
|
15.5
|
244.6
|
14.1
|
173.9
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7.0
|
106.1
|
4.6
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| World
|
209.6
|
10.3
|
161.5
|
9.5
|
137.7
|
6.4
|
92.1
|
4.9
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Worldwide, 1993-2001 with population estimates from 2002 to estimate 2002 cancer burden, from GLOBOCAN database, lung cancer
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[4]
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| Total prevalence by country and age class. Proportions per 100000 persons
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Men
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Women
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| 0-44
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45-64
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65+
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All ages
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0-44
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45-64
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65+
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All ages
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| Netherlands
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3.3
|
276.5
|
1468.0
|
197.4
|
3.1
|
79.3
|
101.1
|
33.1
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| Germany
|
5.6
|
246.5
|
907.4
|
168.0
|
2.3
|
51.3
|
100.1
|
33.1
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| Austria
|
5.7
|
201.5
|
610.0
|
103.1
|
3.9
|
68.9
|
111.1
|
33.9
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| Switzerland
|
6.4
|
215.0
|
721.6
|
145.8
|
3.4
|
71.6
|
144.0
|
45.9
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| Slovenia
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7.5
|
262.1
|
672.0
|
118.9
|
1.5
|
36.1
|
60.5
|
17.8
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| Slovakia
|
6.3
|
398.6
|
1390.4
|
206.5
|
2.0
|
40.3
|
141.5
|
28.1
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| Poland
|
5.5
|
216.2
|
424.5
|
100.0
|
2.9
|
57.3
|
103.9
|
32.6
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| All Euro countries (n=17)
|
3.8
|
201.5
|
791.5
|
144.1
|
2.2
|
59.7
|
166.1
|
44.2
|
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Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland, 1970-1992, lung cancer
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[5]
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Result
See also
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References
- ↑ J.Tyczynski, F.Bray, D.Maxwell Parkin. Lung cancer in Europe in 2000: epidemiology, prevention, and early detection. The Lancet Oncology, Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 45-55.
- ↑ Simonato L, Agudo A, Ahrens W, et al. Lung cancer and cigarette smoking in Europe: an update of risk estimates and an assessment of inter-country heterogeneity. Int J Cancer 2001; 91: 876–87.
- ↑ http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/incidence/index.htm
- ↑ D. Max Parkin, Freddie Bray, J. Ferlay and Paola Pisani. Global Cancer Statistics, 2002. CA Cancer J Clin. 2005;55;74-108
- ↑ J. M. Lutz, S. Francisci, E. Mugno, M. Usel, V. Pompe-Kirn, J.-W. Coebergh & M. Bieslka-Lasota. Cancer prevalence in Central Europe: the EUROPREVAL Study. Annals of Oncology, 2003, 14: 313–322.
